1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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November 6, 1928
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 County results Reed: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% McNair: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||
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The 1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David A. Reed successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating Democratic nominee William N. McNair.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Elisha K. Kane (Prohibition)
- Charles Kutz (Socialist Labor)
- William N. McNair, Pittsburgh attorney (Democratic)
- David A. Reed, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
- William H. Thomas (Socialist Labor)
- William J. Van Essen (Socialist)
- W. J. White (Workers)
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | David A. Reed (inc.) | 1,948,646 | 64.38% |  8.77
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| Democratic | William N. McNair | 1,029,055 | 34.00% | 3.87
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| Socialist | William J. Van Essen | 23,100 | 0.76% |  1.53
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| Prohibition | Elisha K. Kane | 14,866 | 0.49% | 2.42
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| Socialist Labor | Charles Kutz | 7,524 | 0.25% | N/A | |
| Workers | W. J. White | 2,420 | 0.08% | N/A | |
| Socialist Labor | William H. Thomas | 1,234 | 0.04% | N/A | |
| N/A | Other | 19 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 3,026,864 | 100.00% |
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 6, 1928" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.